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Giuseppe Utano
Piazza dell’Orologio 3
01023 Bolsena

From a studio high on the castle rock of  Bolsena, magnificent heads in terra cotta look out a cross the blue mirror of Lake Bolsena. Inspired by the sacred traditions of the Ancient Mediterranean, these fauns, gods, gorgons, sphinxes radiate a quiet knowing presence in any environment.Use them as planters, vases, or simply let them keep you company.

Each piece unique.For more classic tastes, the artist also produces a line of tea services, platters, dishes, and tureens decorated with hand-painted scenes of Lake Bolsena. Click here to see satyr

more photos of Utano's ceramic sculptures, click here!

 

Clara Ceci and Enrico Martino
Via dei Merli 3
58010 Sorano

This artist and designer transplanted from Milan have renewed two local textile techniques well-known to the Etruscans: felt and hemp cloth. Ms. Ceci has spent over a decade studying Etruscan art and culture and has recaptured the spirit of this vanished people in her textile art. In her Sorano workshop she creates hats, shawls, scarves, and clothing in felt and silkbased on Etruscan designs. Mr Martino has researched traditional hemp weaving and dyeing techniques to create a line of jeans and shirts for men and women.Cool in summer, warm in winter, smooth against the skin and extremely resistant, homespun hemp is making a comeback across Europe, due to the beneficial effects of this plant on the environment: it regenerates the eco-system and does not require pesticides or herbicides.Click here for a picture of the shop.

Copies of The Etruscan are available here.

Ms. Cecialso organizes workshops on felt-making.Contact her at www.sorano.it

 

The Stone Cutters of Vitorchiano

For centuries the livelihood of Vitorchiano has been based on the quarrying and carving of peperino, the volcanic rock on which the village foundation rests. This dark grey stone, peppered with flecks of black, scintillates in bright sunlight. Even the humblest home in the old city center boasts some notable decorative design: a gothic window,frieze,balcony, fireplace, staircase, kitchen sink, coat-of-arms, or fountain testifying to this still thriving, ancient art. Two examples by contemporary craftsmen: fountain and fireplace with spiral design. Click here to see fireplace

 

Fiorenzo Mascagna of Vitorchiano, sculptor and jewelry designer, draws his inspiration from the sacred art of stone craft in primitive cultures.His fountains and sculptures evoke megaliths and dolmens, his jewelry the talismans and fetishes of African and Asian shamans.

 

Sandro Piciarelli This licensed builder and contractor based in Vitorchiano restores old homes and historic buildings in the Tuscia area, attentive to the demands and aesthetic requirements of historical restoration.He is also expert in mosaics, patio, and floor designs..

Painter Liz Graham-Yooll
Montisi(Tuscany)
In the sun-baked hills of Montisi, near Montalcino, in a 13th century mill downat the end of a mossy track, lives the British painter, illustrator, and author of children’s books,Liz Graham-Yooll. A visit to her studio in the old village of Montisi, up adaunting flight of stairs, is a memorable experience: tall arched windows above an ancient street, a huge, high-ceilinged room lit with the gilded light of Tuscany and crammed with paintings, canvases, works-in-progress. In vibrant, luminous oils and watercolors, Ms. Graham-Yooll captures the delights of her Tuscan home: arid landscapes, solitary cypress trees, joyous sunflowers, garden scenes and still-lifes reflecting the abundance and domestic pleasures of this Mediterranean paradise. Click here to see paintings. Her web-site may be viewed at: www.lizgy.com

 

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